Shiga Toxin Producing E. Coli (STEC)

What is STEC?

It causes a severe gastrointestinal illness with nearly half of cases ending up in hospital.

The main symptoms of STEC include watery diarrhoea, blood in the diarrhoea, severe stomach pains and vomiting. One in ten cases develop a life-threatening complication called Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome.